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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 61. <br></br> Medical decisions at the initial adjudicative level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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</thead>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      54,083</td>
<td class="r data">      29,827</td>
<td class="r data">    55.2</td>
<td class="r data">      31,673</td>
<td class="r data">      19,437</td>
<td class="r data">    61.4</td>
<td class="r data">      22,410</td>
<td class="r data">      10,390</td>
<td class="r data">    46.4</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      63,598</td>
<td class="r data">      35,931</td>
<td class="r data">    56.5</td>
<td class="r data">      37,630</td>
<td class="r data">      23,707</td>
<td class="r data">    63.0</td>
<td class="r data">      25,968</td>
<td class="r data">      12,224</td>
<td class="r data">    47.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      68,981</td>
<td class="r data">      37,897</td>
<td class="r data">    54.9</td>
<td class="r data">      40,859</td>
<td class="r data">      25,149</td>
<td class="r data">    61.6</td>
<td class="r data">      28,122</td>
<td class="r data">      12,748</td>
<td class="r data">    45.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      70,688</td>
<td class="r data">      37,582</td>
<td class="r data">    53.2</td>
<td class="r data">      41,296</td>
<td class="r data">      24,740</td>
<td class="r data">    59.9</td>
<td class="r data">      29,392</td>
<td class="r data">      12,842</td>
<td class="r data">    43.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      71,869</td>
<td class="r data">      38,169</td>
<td class="r data">    53.1</td>
<td class="r data">      41,909</td>
<td class="r data">      25,100</td>
<td class="r data">    59.9</td>
<td class="r data">      29,960</td>
<td class="r data">      13,069</td>
<td class="r data">    43.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      69,152</td>
<td class="r data">      35,732</td>
<td class="r data">    51.7</td>
<td class="r data">      40,924</td>
<td class="r data">      23,825</td>
<td class="r data">    58.2</td>
<td class="r data">      28,228</td>
<td class="r data">      11,907</td>
<td class="r data">    42.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      67,888</td>
<td class="r data">      34,141</td>
<td class="r data">    50.3</td>
<td class="r data">      40,949</td>
<td class="r data">      23,076</td>
<td class="r data">    56.4</td>
<td class="r data">      26,939</td>
<td class="r data">      11,065</td>
<td class="r data">    41.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      63,228</td>
<td class="r data">      31,302</td>
<td class="r data">    49.5</td>
<td class="r data">      38,421</td>
<td class="r data">      21,328</td>
<td class="r data">    55.5</td>
<td class="r data">      24,807</td>
<td class="r data">       9,974</td>
<td class="r data">    40.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      60,169</td>
<td class="r data">      29,429</td>
<td class="r data">    48.9</td>
<td class="r data">      36,820</td>
<td class="r data">      20,191</td>
<td class="r data">    54.8</td>
<td class="r data">      23,349</td>
<td class="r data">       9,238</td>
<td class="r data">    39.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      54,175</td>
<td class="r data">      26,136</td>
<td class="r data">    48.2</td>
<td class="r data">      32,965</td>
<td class="r data">      17,940</td>
<td class="r data">    54.4</td>
<td class="r data">      21,210</td>
<td class="r data">       8,196</td>
<td class="r data">    38.6</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      50,549</td>
<td class="r data">      27,404</td>
<td class="r data">    54.2</td>
<td class="r data">      29,272</td>
<td class="r data">      17,526</td>
<td class="r data">    59.9</td>
<td class="r data">      21,277</td>
<td class="r data">       9,878</td>
<td class="r data">    46.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      59,767</td>
<td class="r data">      33,278</td>
<td class="r data">    55.7</td>
<td class="r data">      35,130</td>
<td class="r data">      21,684</td>
<td class="r data">    61.7</td>
<td class="r data">      24,637</td>
<td class="r data">      11,594</td>
<td class="r data">    47.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      64,948</td>
<td class="r data">      35,084</td>
<td class="r data">    54.0</td>
<td class="r data">      38,144</td>
<td class="r data">      22,967</td>
<td class="r data">    60.2</td>
<td class="r data">      26,804</td>
<td class="r data">      12,117</td>
<td class="r data">    45.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      66,577</td>
<td class="r data">      34,806</td>
<td class="r data">    52.3</td>
<td class="r data">      38,534</td>
<td class="r data">      22,557</td>
<td class="r data">    58.5</td>
<td class="r data">      28,043</td>
<td class="r data">      12,249</td>
<td class="r data">    43.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      67,461</td>
<td class="r data">      35,219</td>
<td class="r data">    52.2</td>
<td class="r data">      38,958</td>
<td class="r data">      22,788</td>
<td class="r data">    58.5</td>
<td class="r data">      28,503</td>
<td class="r data">      12,431</td>
<td class="r data">    43.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      64,827</td>
<td class="r data">      32,736</td>
<td class="r data">    50.5</td>
<td class="r data">      37,947</td>
<td class="r data">      21,424</td>
<td class="r data">    56.5</td>
<td class="r data">      26,880</td>
<td class="r data">      11,312</td>
<td class="r data">    42.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      63,552</td>
<td class="r data">      31,190</td>
<td class="r data">    49.1</td>
<td class="r data">      37,903</td>
<td class="r data">      20,667</td>
<td class="r data">    54.5</td>
<td class="r data">      25,649</td>
<td class="r data">      10,523</td>
<td class="r data">    41.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      58,989</td>
<td class="r data">      28,309</td>
<td class="r data">    48.0</td>
<td class="r data">      35,410</td>
<td class="r data">      18,871</td>
<td class="r data">    53.3</td>
<td class="r data">      23,579</td>
<td class="r data">       9,438</td>
<td class="r data">    40.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      56,151</td>
<td class="r data">      26,656</td>
<td class="r data">    47.5</td>
<td class="r data">      33,998</td>
<td class="r data">      17,929</td>
<td class="r data">    52.7</td>
<td class="r data">      22,153</td>
<td class="r data">       8,727</td>
<td class="r data">    39.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      50,559</td>
<td class="r data">      23,631</td>
<td class="r data">    46.7</td>
<td class="r data">      30,351</td>
<td class="r data">      15,819</td>
<td class="r data">    52.1</td>
<td class="r data">      20,208</td>
<td class="r data">       7,812</td>
<td class="r data">    38.7</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       3,392</td>
<td class="r data">       2,353</td>
<td class="r data">    69.4</td>
<td class="r data">       2,301</td>
<td class="r data">       1,845</td>
<td class="r data">    80.2</td>
<td class="r data">       1,091</td>
<td class="r data">         508</td>
<td class="r data">    46.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       3,653</td>
<td class="r data">       2,574</td>
<td class="r data">    70.5</td>
<td class="r data">       2,386</td>
<td class="r data">       1,954</td>
<td class="r data">    81.9</td>
<td class="r data">       1,267</td>
<td class="r data">         620</td>
<td class="r data">    48.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       3,840</td>
<td class="r data">       2,696</td>
<td class="r data">    70.2</td>
<td class="r data">       2,566</td>
<td class="r data">       2,078</td>
<td class="r data">    81.0</td>
<td class="r data">       1,274</td>
<td class="r data">         618</td>
<td class="r data">    48.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       3,886</td>
<td class="r data">       2,656</td>
<td class="r data">    68.3</td>
<td class="r data">       2,585</td>
<td class="r data">       2,070</td>
<td class="r data">    80.1</td>
<td class="r data">       1,301</td>
<td class="r data">         586</td>
<td class="r data">    45.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       4,031</td>
<td class="r data">       2,702</td>
<td class="r data">    67.0</td>
<td class="r data">       2,636</td>
<td class="r data">       2,075</td>
<td class="r data">    78.7</td>
<td class="r data">       1,395</td>
<td class="r data">         627</td>
<td class="r data">    44.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       3,984</td>
<td class="r data">       2,742</td>
<td class="r data">    68.8</td>
<td class="r data">       2,677</td>
<td class="r data">       2,152</td>
<td class="r data">    80.4</td>
<td class="r data">       1,307</td>
<td class="r data">         590</td>
<td class="r data">    45.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       3,976</td>
<td class="r data">       2,694</td>
<td class="r data">    67.8</td>
<td class="r data">       2,729</td>
<td class="r data">       2,167</td>
<td class="r data">    79.4</td>
<td class="r data">       1,247</td>
<td class="r data">         527</td>
<td class="r data">    42.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       3,814</td>
<td class="r data">       2,660</td>
<td class="r data">    69.7</td>
<td class="r data">       2,629</td>
<td class="r data">       2,133</td>
<td class="r data">    81.1</td>
<td class="r data">       1,185</td>
<td class="r data">         527</td>
<td class="r data">    44.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       3,732</td>
<td class="r data">       2,561</td>
<td class="r data">    68.6</td>
<td class="r data">       2,576</td>
<td class="r data">       2,060</td>
<td class="r data">    80.0</td>
<td class="r data">       1,156</td>
<td class="r data">         501</td>
<td class="r data">    43.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       3,267</td>
<td class="r data">       2,249</td>
<td class="r data">    68.8</td>
<td class="r data">       2,306</td>
<td class="r data">       1,869</td>
<td class="r data">    81.0</td>
<td class="r data">         961</td>
<td class="r data">         380</td>
<td class="r data">    39.5</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         142</td>
<td class="r data">          70</td>
<td class="r data">    49.3</td>
<td class="r data">         100</td>
<td class="r data">          66</td>
<td class="r data">    66.0</td>
<td class="r data">          42</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">     9.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         178</td>
<td class="r data">          79</td>
<td class="r data">    44.4</td>
<td class="r data">         114</td>
<td class="r data">          69</td>
<td class="r data">    60.5</td>
<td class="r data">          64</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    15.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         193</td>
<td class="r data">         117</td>
<td class="r data">    60.6</td>
<td class="r data">         149</td>
<td class="r data">         104</td>
<td class="r data">    69.8</td>
<td class="r data">          44</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">    29.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         225</td>
<td class="r data">         120</td>
<td class="r data">    53.3</td>
<td class="r data">         177</td>
<td class="r data">         113</td>
<td class="r data">    63.8</td>
<td class="r data">          48</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    14.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         377</td>
<td class="r data">         248</td>
<td class="r data">    65.8</td>
<td class="r data">         315</td>
<td class="r data">         237</td>
<td class="r data">    75.2</td>
<td class="r data">          62</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    17.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         341</td>
<td class="r data">         254</td>
<td class="r data">    74.5</td>
<td class="r data">         300</td>
<td class="r data">         249</td>
<td class="r data">    83.0</td>
<td class="r data">          41</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    12.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         360</td>
<td class="r data">         257</td>
<td class="r data">    71.4</td>
<td class="r data">         317</td>
<td class="r data">         242</td>
<td class="r data">    76.3</td>
<td class="r data">          43</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">    34.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         425</td>
<td class="r data">         333</td>
<td class="r data">    78.4</td>
<td class="r data">         382</td>
<td class="r data">         324</td>
<td class="r data">    84.8</td>
<td class="r data">          43</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    20.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         286</td>
<td class="r data">         212</td>
<td class="r data">    74.1</td>
<td class="r data">         246</td>
<td class="r data">         202</td>
<td class="r data">    82.1</td>
<td class="r data">          40</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    25.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         349</td>
<td class="r data">         256</td>
<td class="r data">    73.4</td>
<td class="r data">         308</td>
<td class="r data">         252</td>
<td class="r data">    81.8</td>
<td class="r data">          41</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">     9.8</td>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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